Garment.



S. WEINSGHENK.

GARMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 13, 1909,

IS ATTORNEYS SAMUEL WEINSGHENK, or onssrnr. PARK, NEW YORK.

GARIJL'ENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 190-9.

Application filed January 13, 1909. Serial No. 472,038.

Garments, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part-thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in garments, and particularly to body coverings of jacket or vest-like form, of which the so called coat sweater is an example. This kind of garment is commonly made in two forms,-0ne with an open low neck and no collar and the other with a high collar. and a closed neck or chest protector.

It is the object of the present invention to produce a garment which combines these two forms, in that it may be converted from a collarless low neck garment into a high 001- lar closed neck garment at will, and to this end I provide the garment with a disappearing collar which may be folded down within the garment so as to be-entirely concealed when the garment is worn as a collarless low neck garment, but which is adapted to-be folded up and over into a collar form and is provided with projecting tabs by which portions thereof may be crossed over at the front of the garment so as to securely fasten it in position, and with folding lapels which may likewise be opened out to close the neck portion of the garment and serve as a chest protector, the lapels being adapted to be fastened to the collar portion when the same is in operative position, all in a manner to be fully described hereinafter.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now proceed to describe an embodiment thereof, having reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating the same, and will then point out the novel features in claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a View of the garment being worn as a collarless low neck garment. Fig. 2'is a similar View of the same garment with the parts adjusted to form a high collar closed neck garment. Fig. 3 is a View of the garment opened out with the adjustable collar folded down to put the garment in condition to be worn as is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the front portion of a collar when the same is being worn in the condition shown in Fig. 2, except that the portion of the collar which is normally turned back upon itself when be ing so worn is turned up to show the rel-a r F tlonshlp of the connecting tabs. Figs. 0, o,

and 7 are cross sectional views of the top portion of the back of the garment showing the adjustable collar in its various positions.

The garment illustrated has the usual body or waist portion 10 which opens down the front and is closed by means of buttons and button-holes 11. The neck of the garment is cut low as is shown at 12 see Fig. 1), the edge of the neck portion being pro vided with lapels 13. These lapels are prererably provided with button-holes by wh ch they may be secured in their normal position against the body of the garment by means of buttons 14.

An adjustable folding collar 15 is provided, the same being preferably secured to the body portion ofthe garment upon the inside thereof at some little distance down from the edge of the neck portion. This point of connection may be conveniently along the line of the seam 16 by which the usual binding or edging strip 17 is secured to the remaining portion of the garment.

This collar 15 normally lies against the in-.

side of the garment so that when the garment is worn in the manner shown in Fig. 1

it is entirely concealed. W hen it is-. desired to employ the collar around the neck the said collar 15 is turned upward so as to bring the major portion thereof beyond the upper edge of the neck portion of the garment, the'change in position being readily seen by comparison of Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings,-the former showing the collar as lying flat against the inside of the garment as is shown in Fig. 3, while the latter view shows the collar as folded up and extending beyond the upper edge of the neck portion. The outer extremity of the collar 15 is thereafter folded over, as is shown in Fig. '1, so as to form an upright turned-down collar, and'the collar in this position is adjusted. around the neck of the wearer, as is shown in Fig. 2. The said collar 15 is provided with end tabs 18 and 19, the former being provided with several buttons 20, while the latter is provided with corresponding button-holes 21; a button 22 is also located upon or in proximity to the tab 19.- When the collar 15 is adjusted around the neck, as is shown in Fig. 2, the tab 19 is crossed over the face of the tab 18 and the buttons .20 caused to engage the button-holes 21 as is- Grill shown in Fig. 4. The lapels 13-13 are then unbuttoned from engagement with their buttons 14 and folded acrossthe chest of the wearer to close the neck part 12, the buttonholes in the lapels being caused to engage the said button 22, all as will be well understood by reference to Fig. 2 of the draw-- ings. It will be readily understood ,that the garment so adjusted thoroughly pro tects the neck and chest of the wearer while the neck and chest is left qiiite free when the garment is worn in the condition shown in Fig. 1.

While I have shown-my invention as applied to'a coat sweater, it will, of course, beapparent that Inlay apply the same to other forms of garments constituting body covs. hat I claim is:

1. In a garment of the class described, the combination with a body portion having a collarless low neck and-provided with lapels,

of a folding collar secured to the body portion of the garment at a point 'within' the same, the said collar being adapted to be folded outward to forman exposed collar, and means for fastening across the chest of the wearer and. also for fastening the said lapels to the collar-'por t-ion.

2. In a garment of the class described, the rimmbination with a c'ollarless low'neck body portion, the same bin provided with lamb,- of a disappearing co lar secured to the inside of the body portion, in'g adapted to be high neck collar, means for securing the ends of the collar to each other, and'means for the said collar befolded outward to forma the lapels together 1 securing the lapels to each other-and. to the v collar when the collar is being used as such. 40'

SAMUEL. WEINSCHENK.

' Witnesses I D. HO ARD HAYWOOD,

Ln'iAN S. ANDREWS, Jr. 

